USDA Rural Development Public Television Station Digital Transition Grant Program

The summary for the USDA Rural Development Public Television Station Digital Transition Grant Program Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	USDA Rural Development Public Television Station Digital Transition Grant Program
	CFDA Number:	10.861
	CFDA Description:	Public Television Station Digital Transition Grant Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Utilities Programs
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education Arts
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	RDUP-07-01-DTV
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Apr 11, 2007
	Creation Date:	Apr 11, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 11, 2007
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jul 11, 2007
	Expected Number of Awards:	10
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$4,950,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$1,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Public television stations which serve rural areas are eligible for Public Television Station Digital Transition Grants. A public television station is a noncommercial educational television broadcast station that is qualified for Community Service Grants by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting under section 396 (k) of the Communications Act of 1934.
Grant Description: The Grant Program provides funding to assist Public Television Stations serving substantial rural populations in implementing the Federal Communications Commissions mandated transition from analog to digital broadcast television transmission. Funds may be used to acquire, by purchase or lease, and install facilities and software necessary for the transition. Other eligible funding purposes include equipment to facilitate local origination and management of programming.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: USDA Rural Development Public Television Station Digital Transition Grant Program
http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/public-tv.htm
Grant Announcement Contact: Petra Schultze
Financial Analyst
Phone 202-690-4493 rd-ptv.digital@@wdc.usda.gov USDA Rural Development Public Television Station Digital Transition Grant Program
Similar Government Grants: • Public Television Digital Transition Grant Program; • USDA Rural Development Public Television Digital Transition Grant Program; • USDA Rural Development Rural Public Television Digital Transition Grant Program; • Public Television Station Digital Transition Grant Program